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Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley have lined up against President Trump's travel ban. Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and 94 other tech companies have filed a legal brief with a federal appeals court opposing the ban, reports the Washington Post. The president's executive order banning travelers from seven countries "represents a significant departure from the principles of fairness and predictability that have governed the immigration system," says the amicus brief filed with the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. It also hurts business by making it difficult and expensive to recruit and hire employees, says the brief. Meanwhile, two former secretaries of state—John Kerry and Madeline Albright—also registered their opposition with the court, joined by other former Democratic officials, reports the New York Times.

"The order will likely feed the recruitment narrative of (ISIS) and other extremists that portray the United States as at war with Islam," says the legal brief. The states of Washington and Minnesota, which are challenging the ban, also filed a brief Monday arguing that putting it back in place would "unleash chaos again," reports the AP. The appeals court, which rejected a White House bid for an immediate reinstatement over the weekend, has given the Justice Department until 6pm Monday to respond. After that, it will rule on whether the ban should remain on hold. Either way, the case is expected to wind up in the Supreme Court. Trump, meanwhile, kept up his criticism of the Seattle judge who ruled against the ban with more tweets on Sunday.

I guess we know which Company holiday parties will potentially host the next death to America mass shooting.

iq145

Feb 6, 2017 5:47 PM CST

They object because those companies like to OUTSOURCE their employees! (Call any one of those outfits for customer service, and you'll never get someone who speaks clear English)

govskeptic

Feb 6, 2017 3:12 PM CST

Of course this group that makes their fortune by replacing American, college trained, programmers and other IT personnel with H1-B visa holders is concerned. So are many Universities across the country doing the same thing. India especially more so than any other country can place their trained citizens in Silicon Valley for one fourth the salary that of American similarly trained. These same companies keep wanting more Visas allowed.